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Summary

A leader driving a change initiative must be clear about:

• The degree of change targeted.
• The time frame.
• Resources required and how to get them.
• Her/his preferred management style.

A change leader also needs to contextualize initiatives in terms of cost, complexity, schedule, and risk according to :

•  How many people will be impacted by the change and how much behavior has to change. For example, a new time tracking system may require everyone in the organization to change a little while a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system may change a smaller group of people a great deal.

• How extensive the change will be in terms of systems and processes. For example, a new departmental asset tracking system will require far less change to systems and processes than migrating from a product-based to a customer based business.